Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Don't Touch the Toliet Paper!

I am all for teaching responsibility to my kids. Every Saturday we spend a couple of hours cleaning the house as a family. The kids help vacuum, dust and even clean the bathrooms. Yes- I am talking about scrubbing toilets.

They also are required to clear their dishes after every meal. Every evening they have to help clean up all of their toys and straighten out their rooms a bit.

The other day when Alex was complaining that she did not have a cup to drink from at dinner time I made sure to let her know of all I did myself to get ready for dinner and so if she would like to ensure she has a cup next time I would love it if she helped me set the table.

I want to teach my kids to be responsible so they can learn the value of hard work, finishing a job and heck so I can be a little more lazy and do less things myself. Hey, I'm being honest here.

But even with all I want my kids to do- there is one job they are NOT allowed to do.

They are under no circumstances allowed to change the toilet paper.

Several months ago, Lucas had enough to finish up, was flushing and while flushing was changing the toilet paper. At that exact moment the toilet paper holder slipped from his hand, fell into the toilet and went down the drain! Yes, the entire stick-thing toilet paper holder fell was flushed! Though- the next day the toilet would no longer flush. Eric happened to be there at the time and still says he would not believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.A few months after that, while Alex was in the bathroom and the toilet paper ran out mid-usage- she went to change the roll and the little stick fell in the toilet. And well, she hadn't just gone pee. Fishing things out of poop filled toilets is probably the lowest thing on my list of things I like doing.

And then when this exact same thing happened just a few days later- I was done.

Now my kids know that they are no longer allowed to change the toilet paper.

So, if I walk into the bathroom and see an empty roll- it doesn't annoy me as it might most, but it makes me happy because I know my kids are actually listening.

This made me smile. It's good that you're making your kids work - I wish more parents would do that, not TO their kids, but FOR their kids! As for them no longer being able to change the toilet paper - I totally hear you. LOL Funny how the simplest things can sometimes cause the biggest problems.

I think my kids are channelling your toilet paper rules. I always find an empty roll and the new one sitting on the counter. I too do not get angry, because lord forbid they should put it on where the paper rolls the wrong way.

That is too funny-- I can't wait for my kids to help me out. Right now I am happy if my husband doesn't even change the toilet paper holder because he NEVER puts it on correctly. The paper is always going the wrong way and I've decided he does it on purpose.My mom used to say to me when I would help and do a half ass job(thinking that it would get me out of having to help next time) is that I would keep doing it until I got it right--- ugh! Cleaning the kitchen was my pet peeve growing up.. I loved to help vaccum.. Teaching my kids to help me keep the floors clean will be #1 priority!

Ewwwww!!! I like that rule. I will not be able to handle digging things out of poop. Emma was trying to potty yesterday and when she got off the toilet, she pooped EVERYWHERE. Liquid poop. It made my gag reflex kick in. I almost puked. She was crying, I was gagging and the dog was barking. It was a lovely evening. I don't handle poop well.

So funny! That is a good rule to have - I can't believe it went down! Crazy the things that happen in a house with kids huh? Thanks for sharing the story though, I'll have to watch the kids more closely when they are changing the roll!

I thought you were going to take thins another direction. Literally, like the toilet paper must come off of the roll from the top not sticking your hand in pooh-pooh water! Ahhh the things we do as Mothers!

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